West Sussex County Council: Archive Gallery

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Ref: Add. Ms. 2605 Illuminated initial letter with portrait of Henry VIII from Letters Patent to Thomas Bowyer of London  concerning the Manor of Runcton in North Mundham , 21 April, 1540

Ref: MP 464 Late Nineteenth Century Advertisements from a scrapbook complied by Cecily Maitland of Loughton, Essex

Ref Add Ms. 47,644 This map was purchased in April 1994 with the help of a grant from the West Sussex Archives Society

This image is of the Estate Map of the Manor of Woolborough in Worth by Christopher Mason and William Page, 1735

The scale of the map is 20in. to 1 mile and its physical size is 37x 29 inches. The map is written on vellum in sepia ink and colours, with watercourses in blue, tracks in brown, pastures in heavy green and woodlands and orchards donated by tree symbols. Woolborough Manor house is drawn in block plan in the centre. Fields are numbered to correspond to the schedule giving names and acreages.

The map is profusely decorated with a floral border and is further embellished with an elaborate cartouche depicting a surveyor seated holding a staff and a scroll of algebraic computations. The plan is shows the coat of arms of the Stiles family.

Ref:  Ep.VI/1/6 f.73 Charter of Cadwalla, king of the South Saxons, Bishop Wilfrid granting land at Selsey, Wittering, Itchenor, Birdham to found a monastery at Selsey 683. Cartulary compiled circa 1253

Ref: Railway Collection London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Poster circa 1912

The original poster measures approximately 2ft x 3ft and is quite rare. Although issued by the LB&SCR, the actual rail connection to Selsey was made via a light railway officially called the Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramways Company Ltd.

Ref: PM 154 Plan of City of Chichester surveyed by George Loader, 1812

This plan of Chichester is from an actual survey taken in 1812. The scale is 20inches to the mile while the map measures 15x11 inches. It shows the city within the walls, the names of streets with a key to the principal buildings. In the top left hand corner is an inset view of the cathedral from the north east.